Obama calls Boehner, reiterates he won't negotiate

10/8/13 11:24 AM EDT

President Obama called House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday morning to repeat his refusal to negotiate on bills to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, the speaker's office said.

Obama called at about 10:45 a.m. ET to "reiterate that he won't negotiate on a government funding bill or debt limit increase," Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said.

The White House offered a similar account of the call, saying the president repeated the message he'd conveyed to Boehner at their White house meeting last week. "The president is willing to negotiate with Republicans -- after the threat of government shutdown and default have been removed – over policies that Republicans think would strengthen the country," the White House said.

Obama also called on Boehner to hold votes on bills to fund the government and to raise the debt ceiling "with no ideological strings attached."

The call came not long after Boehner said that he "isn't drawing any lines in the sand" and is open to conversation. “All we’re asking for is to sit down and have a conversation,” he said Tuesday morning. “There’s no reason to make it more difficult to bring people to the table. There’s no boundaries here, there’s nothing on the table, there’s nothing off the table. I’m trying to do everything I can to bring people together and have a conversation."